Lead Cyber Security Engineer

Lead Cyber Security Engineer

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Job Description

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.  
The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Lead Cyber Security Engineer with a proven track record in discovering vulnerabilities and risks in networks, software systems and data centers with ongoing vulnerability scans, monitoring network data, and ensuring hardware and software applications are updated. The Industrial Cybersecurity Consultant will provide principal consulting on ICS Cybersecurity to customers, project personnel and project teams, while helping to build Wood’s Digital Integration service portfolio and business volume for a high profile-client.
Our Clients and Projects 
Designing the future. Transforming the world. 
Our Technical Consulting and Decarbonization teams combine consultancy solutions with technical expertise to support our client’s capital investment decisions across the global energy and materials markets.
From advisory (front end studies, concept design and strategic planning) to design (FEED, detailed design and owner’s engineer) through to delivery (project management consulting), we lead our clients to the best possible outcomes. Not forgetting our world-leading subsea, decarbonization, new energies, asset optimization and technology development expertise, our ability to add value to our clients’ portfolios and projects knows no bounds. 
What we can offer 

Meaningful and interesting projects: Delivered to high profile clients across the Energy Sector 
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: We are an organization actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business  
Competitive remuneration package: With regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market  
Medical Insurance: Ensures inpatient, and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment 
Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance: The company provides Life Assurance cover 
End of Service Gratuity: In line with UAE Labor Law, all employees are eligible for an End of Service benefit 
The Employee Share Plan: Gives you the opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company 
Long Service Award: Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating Long Service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication and many years’ services of our employees at 5-year service milestones
Commitment to continued professional development: Development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests 
Global connections: Join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession  
Energy Transition Academy: Join a community of experts sharing your knowledge and gaining more exposure to a variety of existing and emerging energy systems – delivered by experts in their field 

Key Objectives for this role are: 

Advise clients and promote, develop and implement cyber security solutions for industrial control systems in the energy and materials industry. 
Conduct cybersecurity gap assessments as per NIST or ISA 27001 & ISA/IEC-62443 framework. 
Consult clients on their OT Cybersecurity Resilience roadmap development and implementation.
Support the growth, development and delivery performance across projects in Industrial Cybersecurity and digital solutions. 
Support development and delivery of business plans in support of Digital Integration business growth, in line with Wood’s strategy. 
Consult on solutions to strategic, contractual, technical, commercial, operational and personnel related challenges which impact on customer service and performance. 
Keep yourself apprised to technical practice, standards and threat trends impacting ICS Cybersecurity. 
Promote ICS Cybersecurity practice and principles within the organization. 
Support Business Development with presentations, estimates, proposal responses 
Build practice knowledge base and resources within the organization. 
Represent Wood in the professional community by attending industry forums, publishing white papers and participating in professional organization committees as a subject matter expert maintaining contact with key customers and potential customers. 
Accountable for maintaining relationships with strategic/key clients (together with Growth & Development) and execution partners and supporting the development of new relationships in line with Wood’s strategy.
Implement Industrial Cyber Security solutions including: 

Facilitating client meetings 
Engaging with client stakeholders including Operations and IT 
Managing technical interfaces with 3rd parties e.g., control system vendors 
Conduct cyber security assessments
Preparing execution plans including consideration of operational constraints and technical assurance 
Specifying, selecting, configuring and testing material and equipment 
Supporting project teams in solution delivery 
Commissioning equipment at client facility 
Managing technical and commercial change 
Delivering to budget and schedule targets

Responsibilities

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

Development and implementation of Cybersecurity strategy and initiatives for the Digital Integration group and aligning them to evolving threat landscape. 
Analyse the competitive land scape to determine strengths and weaknesses of our services/solutions and that of our partners to contribute to the business roadmap.
Provide IT risk support for proposal development and costing activities.  
Provide leadership to standardizing project execution / workflow across regions.  
Technical and business representation of relevant solutions in conferences and/or lead Product webinars, Industry Panels, whitepapers and publications.
Driving business in growth targets set for the Digital Integration group. 
Be a champion and role model for ethical behavior and compliance with applicable laws and policies. 
Maintain personal competency, expertise and certification in OT Cybersecurity standards, practices, and technology; inform the organization, provide training on identified trends

Qualifications

Skills And Qualifications 

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don’t match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.  
Expected:

Minimum 15+ years’ experience in similar role. 
Multi sector knowledge and global project experience in relevant areas. 
Demonstrated experience IT/OT cybersecurity management systems, risk assessments, risk mitigation as well as application of reference architectures and frameworks in an industrial automation environment. 
Hands-on experience specifying, selecting, and implementing industrial firewalls, backup and recovery solutions as well as deploying security solutions, network capture and analysis, patch updates. 
Hands-on experience configuring and deploying industry leading switch, router, firewall and network equipment. 
Exposure to different control system vendors and industrial networking equipment. 
Hands on experience of using cybersecurity tools. 
Identifying, defining, and solving client problems. 
Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
Proposal / projects costing experience. 
Strong understanding of plant operations and digital twin solution architectures. 

About Us

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement 

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.